3 May 2019

As always, please be considerate of your fellow Fictioneers and keep your stories to 100 words. (Title is not included in the word count.) Many thanks.

The next photo is the PROMPT. Remember, all photos are property of the photographer, donated for use in Friday Fictioneers only. They shouldn’t be used for any other purpose without express permission. It is proper etiquette to give the contributor credit.

Great flash, Rochelle.
It really made me think about the combined influence of nature/nurture in people’s characters. All children are born innocent, but who knows? Are some predestined to develop certain characteristics/tendencies from birth, regardless of their upbringing and family?
Thanks for the prompt and hosting:)

I think there are so many variables that shape a person’s personality. And what about different children of the same parents. I’m an artist, my brother is not. While we share the same warped sense of humor, we’re very different. And the same with my three sons. I used to say I had “one of each.” Such diverse individuals. 😉 Thank you for such a thought provoking comment/compliment.

What a touching history revisiting and how interesting that the association with entering Jewish life wasn’t just yours …
BTW, the froggy isn’t working today (it is spinning around itself trying to save added links but itsn’t finding itself) – I can try again later, or perhaps you’d manage for me? In any event, here’s my contribution, fed by a somewhat more recent reality:https://naamayehuda.com/2019/05/01/will-the-baby-cry/
Na’ama

We all started as innocent children, didn’t we? Even such a notorious gangsters as Bugsy Siegel. Thank you for such affirming comments.

BTW I’ve been in contact with Maria at inLinkz. The issue with the pictures is an ISN issue with them and they are working on it. I notice that some of the pictures have made a comeback on my end. At any rate, your link is there.

Glad the link made it in safely. The photo is less important, so at least “the link has landed” …
Yes, we all started as babies, and essentially innocent. Rarely (very rarely, but alas I’ve known this to be true) there are those who are born without empathy and who without extra help and direction and minute attention to showing them a way to grow humanely, can become the monsters of this world. I’m not saying gangsters are all that way, only that a disorder of empathy can sometimes be traced to very early childhood, and in those children, even a relatively mild upbringing can result in empathy not developing at all. In others, the adversities of childhood turn an otherwise empathetic child into someone who cannot tolerate it in themselves or others.
All that said, I am always delighted to read your history snippets. The light you shed and the angles you choose are ever educational!
Hugs
Na’ama

At least it’s a name that the world would know… maybe infamous and famous is not all that different. I have listened to a lot of podcasts about crime in Hollywood, and he sure made an impression in the dream factory.

Bugsy brings up all the memories of things I’ve read and watched on TV about that very bloody era, especially in Chicago. Al Capone and Elliot Ness, Abolition and bathtub gin. Fascinating post, Rochelle.

Mr. Siegel was indeed a nutcase. That’s how he got the nickname “Bugsy” which no one dared to call him to his face. We all start out as babies, don’t we?
Actually tomorrow’s Holocaust remembrance, but it never hurts to remember it a day early. 😉 Thank you for the noodge and for commenting on my story.

When I read the name Siegel I wondered… and then the link made it clear. Another great piece of historical fiction. I wonder how parents feel when they notice that their child is very much on the wrong path–or do they notice at all?

In all honesty, I posted and scheduled this story weeks ago…before the most recent shooting. As for the shmekle, who knew? yes, leave it to us Jews to put a value on human life. It’s hard to look into the eyes of an eight day old child and see a future murderer. Just think. Hitler was once an infant.
Thank you for your comment, my friend.

I can’t help but think of Warren Beatty in the movie Bugsy. (1991) Don’t remember if it was a good movie, but in my twenties I would’ve sat through anything with Warren Beatty in it! I seem to remember he gets a lot of credit, for starting Las Vegas as a tourist/gambling destination. Not that I approve of his methods…

Wow! A really good one this week, Rochelle. That shocking reality that the innocent babe can become a heinous person… would you kill the baby Hitler? The image of this baby at his bris, is muddied by the reality that he becomes such a horrible human. Well done! Off to Israel on Monday; shalom!

Where will you be, Rochelle? We arrive on Wednesday too… how fun would it be to meet up somewhere in Israel? We will be in Jerusalem for the entire 2nd half, this time. PM me if you want to see if this is even possible. Shalom!

Another great historical piece. Karma eventually won over an evil man. You always manage to educate us with your storage your links. This shows your dedication to the research and accuracy of your writing. We must never forget the past so that we learn from it. I know many think the past is unimportant and, would like to rewrite history. To them, phltphlt….

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A Kansas City native, I've been married to my first husband Jan for over 45 years.
A trained graphic artist, my passion is creating word pictures.
"This, That and Sometimes the Other" is the title of my short story anthology published by High Hill Press.
My novel trilogy, Please Say Kaddish for Me, From Silt and Ashes, and As One Must One Can are represented by Jeanie Loiacono of Loiacono Literary Agency and published by W&B publishers.